Queensland Consolidated Acts

MINERAL RESOURCES ACT 1989 - SECT 317K

317K Initial development plan requirements—mining lease

(1) This section provides for requirements (the
"initial development plan requirements" ) for a proposed initial development plan for a mining lease for a prescribed mineral.

Notes—

1 See section 286AA (3) for the circumstances in which a proposed initial development plan for a mining lease must be lodged with an application for the renewal of a mining lease.

2 See section 317H for the requirement for a proposed initial development plan for a new prescribed mineral mining lease to be lodged.

3 See section 317Q (2) (a) for the requirement for a later development plan for a mining lease for a prescribed mineral to comply with the initial development plan requirements in this section.

(2) The proposed plan must provide for each of the following—

(a) an overview of the activities proposed to be carried out under the mining lease during all of the relevant term;

(b) for each year of the plan period—

(i) the nature and extent of activities proposed to be carried out under the mining lease during the year; and

(ii) where the activities are proposed to be carried out;

(c) for each mineral the holder proposes to mine under the mining lease during all of the relevant term—

(i) the location and an estimate of the resources of the mineral in all of the area of the mining lease; and

(ii) the standards and procedures used to make the estimate; and

(iii) the rate and amount of the proposed mining; and

(iv) a schedule for the proposed mining during the plan period;

(d) maps or other documents that show the matters mentioned in paragraphs (b) and (c) (i) , (iii) and (iv) ;

(e) if the mining lease is part of a mining project and the plan does not relate to 1 or more of the mining leases that comprise the project—how the overview of activities mentioned in paragraph (a) relates to the activities proposed to be carried out under those leases during the remainder of their terms;

(f) any other information relevant to the criteria mentioned in section 317N ;

(g) reasons why the plan is considered appropriate;

(h) another matter prescribed by regulation.

(3) The proposed plan must state its period.

(4) The period must not be longer than—

(a) if the relevant term of the mining lease is 5 years or more—5 years; or

(b) otherwise—the relevant term of the mining lease.

(5) The proposed plan must comply with any requirements about the form of a development plan prescribed by regulation.

(6) In this section—

"relevant term" , for a mining lease, means—

(a) if a proposed initial development plan is included with an application for renewal of a mining lease—the term of the renewed mining lease; or

(b) otherwise—the remaining term of the mining lease.